Improvement in skates



PATENT OEEIGE.,

M. FLEISHER, OF PHILADELPHIA,` PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKATES.-

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,084, dated September18, 1866.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, M. FLEIsHER, of the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have :invented new and useful Improvements inSkates; and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specication.

The present invention relates to that class of skates in which theskates are secured to the soles of the boots or shoes by means of clampsbrought to `bear against the edges or sides of the sole and heel atsuitable points thereof; and it consists in a novel arrangement oi' thesaid clamps, as will be hereinafter fully described, reference being hadto the accompanying plate ot' drawings, in which- Figure l is a view ofthe under side of the footrest of the skate, showing my improvedarrangement of clamps', and Fig. 2, a side elevation of' the skate.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A in the drawings represents the runner or blade of the skate, and B thefoot-rest, divided into two portions or parts, G and D, the one C forthe front portion of the boot or shoesole, and the other, D, for theheel, the foot-rest being supported upon standards E and F, placed vatsuitable points between it and the runner. G Gr are two clamps, one uponeach side of the heel-rest D, projecting above the top of the same,whichclam ps pass under the rest, through guides H ofthe same, and arepivoted by the inner ends, I, of their arms J to a common lever, K,turning upon the standard F as afulcrum, and at equal distances from thesaid fulcrum, but upon opposite sides of the saine, or, in other words,at points diametrically opposite to each other, so that it' said leveris` swung either to the right or left, as the case may be, the saidclamps will be drawn in toward the y edges of the heel-rest, or movedout from the same, the clamps, when drawn in toward the edges of theheel-rest, coming to a bearing against the sides of the boot or shoeheel, and thus tightly binding and holding the same between thc two, asis obvious wit-hout further explanation.

The lever K extends toward the rear end, L,.of the front portion, B, ofthefoot-rest B. This end or edge L of the rest portion E has a series ofnotches, u, formed in it, with one of which notches the end M of thelever K is interlocked, it being made with sufficient spring to cause itto be firmly held therein, from which notch, when the heel-clamps G areto be moved, the lever is disengaged by depressing it and swinging it inthe proper direction, according as the heel-clamps are to be drawninward and toward or swung outward and away from the heel, when,allowing the lever to spring upward, it will become engaged with any oneof the series of notches a, according to the direction in which it thenextends, thus firmly and tightly holding the heelclamps in whateverposition they may have been brought to by moving the lever.

lO O are two clamps, one upon each side of the front portion7 E, of thefoot-rest, placed directly opposite to each other, and each projectingabove the upper surface of the footrest. These clamps, by their arms P,pass under the foot-rest, moving by their slots b, extending in thedirection of their length, upon the fixed pins or studs e of the same,and are both hung or pivoted by their inner ends to the opposite ends ofa common swinging bar or arm, Q, turning upon the standard or support Eas a center or lfulcrunil To each end of the bar Q straps R are pivoted,one to each end, which straps, passing l under guides S upon the underside ofthe footrest, are brought up and over the top of the boot orshoe, where the two straps are buckled or otherwise properly fastenedtogether, and

drawn with suiicient tightness to bind and hold the skate to the boot orshoe, the straps, as

they are-drawn over the boot or shoe, pulling the clamps toward its soleand bringing them to a tight and close bearing against the edges lorsides of the same, thereby securing the skate to the boot or shoe, toremove which it is only necessary to untasten the straps, when theclamps are loosened from the sole, leaving it free to be detached, afterhaving, however, first loosened the heel-clamps, as explained.

IFrom the above description it is plain to be seen that a firm,reliable, and secure fastening for the skate to the soleoi a boot orshoe is obtained with use ot' straps only over the front portion of thefoot, and dispensing with the usual screws so common to skates havingthe ordinary strap-t'astenings-all advantages of the utmost importance,as is obvious.

1n lieu'of fastening the guides for the straps to the foot-rest, the)7may be secured to the clamp-arms, and the clamp-arms and straps may behung to common points of the swing-v ing bar ot' the foot-rest; and,furthermore, the portions of the several clamps bearing against the bootor shoe sole and heel are serrated or ronghened, so as to prevent theirslipping.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The notchedfoot-rest C. for holding the end of the lever K, combined with theclamps NOYER FLEISHER.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MGNAMARA, ALBERT W. BROWN.

